Sustainable Practices in Bridge Construction

Yıl 2021, Cilt: 6 Sayı: 1, 24 - 28, 31.03.2021

Chandrasekaran Venkateswaran

https://doi.org/10.29187/jscmt.2021.56

Cited By: 2

Öz

This paper throws light on the importance of sustainability in bridge construction projects and explains the methods to achieve sustainability in construction of bridges. The essential methods to achieve sustainability on various phases of a bridge project i.e., right from planning to maintenance of a bridge project during its service is also explained. The necessity of enacting laws to make sustainability as mandatory is outlined as conclusion.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Bridge, Concrete, Construction, Sustainability, Life Cycle

Kaynakça

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